Neck-protector.



N. MARTINO.

NECK PROTECTOH APPLICATION FILED MAY 23. me.

Patented July 30, 1918.

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NECK-PROTECTOR.

teinem met; at... Patna-a July so, 1918;

Application filed May 23,1916. Serial No. 99,301.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATALE MARTINO, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Neck-Protectors, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a protector for the neck of aperson for use during the operation of cutting the hair and which isdesigned to effectually prevent the hair cloth from touching the neck ofthe person during such operation.

In the cutting of a persons hair, it is the practice to spread a clothover the clothing of such person to keep pieces of hair from fallingthereon. A part of this hair cloth is drawn about the neck of the personto prevent clippings of hair from falling. down upon his nec The cost oflaundrying hair cloths makes it necessary to use the same on morethanone occasion. It is, therefore, readily apparent that any infectionthat may lodge upon the neck part thereof will be transmitted to thenext person about whom the cloth is placed.

The present article will be inexpensive to manufacture and consequentlya. new one may be provided for each person presenting himself to havehis hair out. It may be and preferably is made of cotton or othermaterial of soft fibrous nature which will catch and effectually preventclippings of hair from slipping down the neck.

Referring now to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating the application of the article to theneck of a person and showing .the smaller flap in raised position.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the article.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the line 11 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is another sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 2.

The sanitary protecting article consists of a flap member 1 which isadapted to fit upon the shoulders and neck of a person and another fiapmember 2 which is adapted to fold over the flap member 1. The said flapmembers may be sewed or otherwise joined together preferably at theinner edges 7 thereof. In practice I prefer to make the upper flapmember 2 shorter than the lower flap member 1. In adjusting the articleabout the neck of a person, preparatory to tion, members or struts 5,made of pasteboard or other stiffened material, are secured to the flapmember 2. In the drawings the members 5 are shown passing through slits6 in the flap 2. It will be apparent that the members 5 may be securedin either flap member. The lower ends of the members 5 are not attachedbut merely rest against the flap 1 when the flap 2 has been raised. Theyremain in this adjustment until touched by the hair cloth when the freeends are displaced inwardly, that is, toward the inner edge of the ring,permitting the flap memher 2 to rest down upon the hair cloth.

It is apparent that adjustment of the article may be effected withoutthe use of the tab 4 for when the hair cloth is drawn in place thedesired tightness may be obtained in adjusting the hair cloth. It isalso apparent that adjustment of the article may be secured without theuse of the members 5, thou h they facilitate such operation.

What I claim is:

1. A neck protector for the purpose described, comprising two fiatannular layers or flaps arranged concentrically one on the other withtheir inner edges united, forming a ring capable of being opened uponsaid inner edge as a hinge, and a plurality of struts, carried by one ofsaid flaps to bear on the other flap and thereby hold said flaps apartand displaceable to permit the flaps to come together; said ring beingsplit to permit circumferential adjustment by inserting one end into theother when the ring is placed around the neck.

2. A neck protector for the purpose described; comprising two flatannular layers or flaps arranged concentrically one on the other withtheir inner edges united, forlnwhich can be stuck to the other end tohold ing aring capable. of being opened on said the two ends in adjustedposition with the inner edge as'a hinge said ring being split inner edgeof; the ring in close contact with 10 to permit circumferentialadjustment by inthe neck of the wearer.

5 serting one end into the other when the In testimony whereof I effixmy signature.

ring is placed around the neck, and one end i being provided with agummed portion I NATALE MARTINO.

Ocpie; of t lgi g petent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner or ZQatents,

' Washington, 20. 0. i

